Danez
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got meself another 'project'
the mrs really fancied a campervan and I have always liked the idea of having one n all so we started looking a few months ago with a budget of 4 grand.
Wanted summet that's not cramped but not massive as it's our first campervan so I wanted it to be useable in carparks, fit on the driveway etc. Started looked at citroen c15s but as cool as they are, for less money you can have much more space.
So we started looking at Talbot expresseses. We both fancied something retro and a bit of a dooer upper. I wanted the inside to be in good condition but the outside to need welding so I could get it cheaper and it would be good practise for me.
Went to view one nearby and it was in better condition than I was expecting, inside was really tidy and the underside looked really solid. It fired up instantly but ran a bit rough but I thought nothing of it. As it was close by (most were all down south!) and the other half really liked it we bought it for £1700 (£700 too much i rekcon!)
I really like how they look and of course it's another peugeot (j5) so it fits part of the fleet well!
The inside is really impressive with how space is utilised and how comfy it all is.
cool dashboard too (ignore the seal...)
plan was to have her on the road for September, so two months to weld all the sills and the rear valance, nowt else will need doing surely? engine runs rough but reckon that'll just be a spark or fuelling issue, it be reyt
got meself another 'project'
the mrs really fancied a campervan and I have always liked the idea of having one n all so we started looking a few months ago with a budget of 4 grand.
Wanted summet that's not cramped but not massive as it's our first campervan so I wanted it to be useable in carparks, fit on the driveway etc. Started looked at citroen c15s but as cool as they are, for less money you can have much more space.
So we started looking at Talbot expresseses. We both fancied something retro and a bit of a dooer upper. I wanted the inside to be in good condition but the outside to need welding so I could get it cheaper and it would be good practise for me.
Went to view one nearby and it was in better condition than I was expecting, inside was really tidy and the underside looked really solid. It fired up instantly but ran a bit rough but I thought nothing of it. As it was close by (most were all down south!) and the other half really liked it we bought it for £1700 (£700 too much i rekcon!)
I really like how they look and of course it's another peugeot (j5) so it fits part of the fleet well!
The inside is really impressive with how space is utilised and how comfy it all is.
cool dashboard too (ignore the seal...)
plan was to have her on the road for September, so two months to weld all the sills and the rear valance, nowt else will need doing surely? engine runs rough but reckon that'll just be a spark or fuelling issue, it be reyt